Intel Core i5-6600 vs AMD FX-9590
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-6600 and AMD FX-9590. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 957 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 636 |
| 3110 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3100 |
| 6093 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 2278 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 3496 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-6600 | Processor | AMD FX-9590 |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 4700 MHz |
| 3900 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 5000 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 65 W | TDP | 220 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 530 | GPU | |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | Socket AM3+ |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 958 | Single-Core Score | 637 |
| 3309 | Multi-Core Score | 3323 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.14.5 (Build 18F132) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Late 2015) | Model | To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M. |
| iMac17,1 | Model ID | |
| Dell Inc. Mac-DB15BD556843C820 iMac17,1 | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z |
| Power Plan | Equilibrado |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-6600 | Name | AMD FX-9590 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 |
| 3.31 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.70 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 4999 MHz | |
| Package | Socket AM3+ (942) | |
| Codename | Vishera | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| Frequency | 799 MHz | |
| 2133 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 958 | Single-Core Score | 637 |
|---|---|---|
| 983 | Crypto Score | 890 |
| 949 | Integer Score | 642 |
| 974 | Floating Point Score | 585 |
| 983 1.68 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 890 1.52 GB/sec |
| 971 4.91 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 869 4.39 MB/sec |
| 1000 47.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 795 37.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 941 2.65 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 586 1.65 MTE/sec |
| 831 975.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 600 705.0 KElements/sec |
| 926 290.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 657 205.9 Krows/sec |
| 977 53.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 645 35.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 960 305.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 485 154.6 KB/sec |
| 943 7.35 Klines/sec | Clang | 650 5.06 Klines/sec |
| 1000 11.6 images/sec | Camera | 568 6.58 images/sec |
| 936 1.17 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 522 653.5 Kpairs/sec |
| 1185 7339.4 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 534 3308.1 FPS |
| 287 15.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 405 22.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 600 4.62 images/sec | Face Detection | 562 4.33 images/sec |
| 982 24.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 455 11.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1950 95.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1205 59.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1826 24.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1140 15.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1070 859.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 639 513.5 Kpixels/sec |
| 946 8.47 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 425 3.81 Kpixels/sec |
| 1000 32.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 737 23.6 Words/sec |
| 1108 42.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 346 13.4 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3309 | Multi-Core Score | 3323 |
|---|---|---|
| 4005 | Crypto Score | 2218 |
| 3097 | Integer Score | 3406 |
| 3651 | Floating Point Score | 3328 |
| 4005 6.83 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2218 3.78 GB/sec |
| 3011 15.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 5201 26.3 MB/sec |
| 3653 172.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 4859 229.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2234 6.30 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1907 5.38 MTE/sec |
| 2903 3.41 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 3383 3.97 MElements/sec |
| 3371 1.06 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 3997 1.25 Mrows/sec |
| 3115 169.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3672 199.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3118 993.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 2213 705.0 KB/sec |
| 3337 26.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 3913 30.5 Klines/sec |
| 3366 39.0 images/sec | Camera | 2976 34.5 images/sec |
| 3146 3.94 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3027 3.79 Mpairs/sec |
| 4373 27092.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 4006 24818.0 FPS |
| 3446 189.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2977 163.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 3834 29.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 4101 31.6 images/sec |
| 3371 83.1 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2890 71.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5114 250.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 5869 287.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 6310 86.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 6592 89.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 5525 4.44 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 4228 3.40 Mpixels/sec |
| 3268 29.3 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 2656 23.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 2139 68.4 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2476 79.1 Words/sec |
| 2011 77.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1204 46.5 images/sec |